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Simultaneous Cell Group and Cyclic Prefix Detection Method, Apparatus and System

Assignee: WILHELMSSON LEIFPriority: Jun 21, 2007Filed: Dec 20, 2007Published: Dec 25, 2008
Est. expiryJun 21, 2027(~0.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
H04L 25/03159H04J 11/0076H04L 27/2666H04L 27/2655H04L 25/022H04L 5/0007H04L 27/2656
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Abstract

A method, and associated apparatus and system, for simultaneous cell group and cyclic prefix (CP) detection, having the steps of determining primary synchronization signal (P-SyS) timing τ using the P-SyS; based on τ, determine a secondary synchronization signal (S-SyS) timing; placing a single Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) window; FFT processing the signal to obtain the frequency domain S-SyS symbols; equalizing the frequency domain S-SyS signal; phase correcting the S-SyS signal; and detecting the cell group and CP length by the correlation giving maximum energy.

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1 . A method for simultaneous cell group and cyclic prefix (CP) detection, comprising the step of placing a single Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) window for a secondary synchronization signal (S-SyS) between the estimated timing corresponding to an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) symbol transmitted using a long CP or a short CP. 
   
   
       2 . A method for simultaneous cell group and cyclic prefix (CP) detection comprising the steps of:
 placing a single Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) window for a secondary synchronization signal (S-SyS) between the estimated timing for a long CP and a short CP;   performing a first phase shift of the channel in the frequency domain for the long CP length;   performing a second phase shift of the channel in the frequency domain for the short CP relative the channel determined by a primary synchronization signal (P-SyS);   phase correcting the received frequency domain transformed S-SyS signal prior to the correlation to the S-SyS sequences;   correlating the S-SyS sequences to both corrected signals;   detecting the S-SyS sequence and correction providing maximum energy as the cell group and the length of CP.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the timing position is in the middle between the long CP and short CP. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the first phase shift is a positive phase shift and the second phase shift is a negative phase shift. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 2 , for use in a user equipment (UE). 
   
   
       6 . A method for detecting simultaneous cell group and cyclic prefix (CP), comprising the steps of:
 determining primary synchronization signal (P-SyS) timing τ using the P-SyS;   based on τ, determine a secondary synchronization signal (S-SyS) timing;   positioning a single Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) window;   FFT processing the signal to obtain the frequency domain S-SyS symbols;   equalizing the frequency domain S-SyS signal;   phase correcting the signal; and   detecting the cell group and CP length by the correlation giving maximum energy.   
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the equalizing step is in accordance with: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
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       8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the phase correcting step is in accordance with the formulas:
     {tilde over (Y)}   k   long CP   =e   −j2π·n·k/NFFT    {tilde over (Y)}   k   S-SyS          {tilde over (Y)}   k   short CP   =e   j2π·n·k/NFFT    {tilde over (Y)}   k   S-SyS      
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the correlation providing maximum energy is based on the following formula: 
     
       
         
           
             
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       10 . The method of  claim 6 , for use in a user equipment (UE). 
   
   
       11 . A method for simultaneous cell group and cyclic prefix (CP) detection, comprising the steps of:
 determining a primary synchronization signal (P-SyS) timing; based on the timing, determining secondary synchronization signal (S-SyS) timing;   placing a single Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) window;   performing a FFT;   obtaining S-SyS symbols;   testing the S-SyS sequences to phase corrected S-SyS symbols; and   obtaining the cell group and CP length based on the best S-SyS correlation match.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the best S-SyS correlation is based on the correlation providing maximum energy according to the following formula: 
     
       
         
           
             
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       13 . The method of  claim 6 , for use in a user equipment (UE). 
   
   
       14 . An apparatus for simultaneous cell group and cyclic prefix (CP) detection, comprising:
 cell search means for determining primary synchronization signal (P-SyS) timing;   cell search means for determining secondary synchronization signal (S-SyS) timing based on the P-SyS timing;   means for placing a single Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) window;   means for performing a FFT;   means for obtaining a plurality of S-SyS symbols;   means for testing the S-SyS sequences to phase corrected S-SyS symbols; and   means for obtaining the cell group and CP length based on the best S-SyS correlation match.   
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , in combination with a UE. 
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the UE comprises:
 an antenna;   a front end receiver (Fe RX) having an input coupled to the antenna;   an analog to digital converter (ADC) having an input coupled to the output of the Fe RX;   a P-SyS correlation module having an input coupled to the output of the ADC;   a S-SyS timing module having an input coupled to the output of the P-SyS correlation module;   a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) module having an input coupled to the output of the ADC and an input coupled to the output of the P-SyS module and S-SyS timing module:   a phase correction module having an input coupled to the output of the P-SyS correlation module;   a channel estimation module having an input coupled to the output of the FFT;   a detector module having an input coupled to the output of the FFT and the output of channel estimation module;   a S-SyS detector having an input coupled to the output of the phase correction module and the output of the channel estimation module, wherein the P-SyS timing τ and S-SyS timing are determined using the P-SyS, at P-SYS correlation module, the FFT window is placed and the signal is FFT processed to obtain the frequency domain S-SyS symbols at FFT module and the cell group and CP length detected at S-SyS detector are given by the correlation giving maximum energy in S-Sys detector module.   
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 16 , for use in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) modulation system. 
   
   
       18 . An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) modulation system, comprising:
 a module for determining primary synchronization signal (P-SyS) timing τ using the P-sys;   a module for determining a secondary synchronization signal (S-SyS) timing based on τ;   a module for placing a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) window;   a FFT module for processing the signal to obtain the frequency domain S-SyS symbols;   a module for equalizing the frequency domain S-SyS signal;   a module for phase correcting the signal; and   a module for detecting the cell group and CP length by the correlation giving maximum energy.   
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 18 , in combination with a user equipment (UE) for use in a Long Term Evolution system. 
   
   
       20 . The OFDM modulation system of  claim 18 , wherein the correlation providing maximum energy is based on the following formula: 
     
       
         
           
             
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